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Dee Adcock's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Dee Adcock has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2014.

  • "We need lower taxes in Pennsylvania to make it more competitive for job creation." (votesmart.org)
  • "We need to limit government...Limit the taxation. Limit the spending, and move toward a balanced budget." (votesmart.org)
  • "Dee Adcock believes education is the primary responsibility of parents, and the states, not the federal government are responsible to implement policy changes for schools." (votesmart.org)
  • "American is one of the few nations to limit access to supplies of domestic oil and natural gas. Not only would domestic oil drilling ease our energy needs it would provide some 160,000 jobs over the next 20 years. Modern nuclear energy is safe, effective, affordable and non-polluting. Lawmakers should ease licensing standards to encourage production while ensuring strong safety standards." (votesmart.org)
  • "In order to regain the 8 million jobs lost during this recession we need to create stability in the free market by limiting government interference as much as possible, lower taxes across the board, cut spending, repeal the healthcare bill, put an end to Cap and Trade, fix Social Security and Medicare to protect our seniors and reform Fannie and Freddie. If elected to Congress in November I pledge to work toward achieving these goals and once again make the American Dream attainable for all those who pursue it." (votesmart.org)
  • "I've been speaking out against ObamaCare since the beginning" (votesmart.org)
  • "The federal government has failed to secure the border. I play on a softball team that has been to Mexico many times over the last 30 years. I've met some wonderful Mexican people in that time. I would welcome any of them to our country, as long as they come here legally. However, anyone that comes here legally needs to contribute to our society. We need to reduce government funded benefits to discourage illegal crossing of our border in the first place." (votesmart.org)
  • "I have consistently believed in and upheld traditional values" (votesmart.org)
  • "Terrorists declared war on us. They have no remorse in killing innocent people. I believe we need to maintain an offensive posture when seeking out terrorist operatives and cutting off their funding." (votesmart.org)
  • "One of the most basic jobs of government is to protect against external threats. I believe a strong and active military is vital to ensure America's national security and the security of our allies." (votesmart.org)
  • "My plan will fix the system now so that anyone that is 55 years and older has the security of knowing the system will be there for them. If you are 54 years old or younger, you will have the opportunity to opt out of the system and receive a graduated scale of Social Security benefits according to what you paid into during your working years.By opting out, you would be able to contribute part of your current Social Security taxes to accounts that would acquire real assets instead of paying into an infamous "lock box" that the government fills with IOUs instead of your contributions" (votesmart.org)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-life a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
No b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
Yes c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
Yes d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
Yes e) Should federal subsidies be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures?
I am pro-choice before conception. I am pro-life after conception. Free choices carry with them responsibility.

1) SpendingIndicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.2) TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.

Greatly Decrease a) Agriculture
Greatly Decrease b) Arts
Maintain Status c) Defense
Maintain Status 1) Intelligence operations
Maintain Status 2) Military hardware
Slightly Increase 3) National missile defense
Maintain Status 4) Salary and benefits for active duty personnel
Maintain Status 5) Programs to improve troop retention rates
Maintain Status 6) Research and development of new weapons
Maintain Status d) Education
Slightly Decrease e) Environment
Maintain Status f) Homeland security
Slightly Decrease g) International aid
Maintain Status h) Medical research
Maintain Status i) Scientific research
Slightly Decrease j) Space exploration
Greatly Decrease k) United Nations
Slightly Decrease l) Welfare
m) Other or expanded categories
Slightly Increase a) Alcohol taxes
Greatly Decrease b) Capital gains taxes
Slightly Increase c) Cigarette taxes
Greatly Decrease d) Corporate taxes
Slightly Increase e) Gasoline taxes
Slightly Decrease f) Income taxes (low-income families)
Slightly Decrease g) Income taxes (middle-income families)
Slightly Decrease h) Income taxes (high-income families)
i) Other or expanded categories
Yes 3) Do you support the elimination of the federal estate tax?
Yes 4) Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year?
No 5) Do you support using government funds in an effort to stimulate and improve the economy?
4) Move Toward Free market private sector capitalism has produced the greatest wealth the world has ever known.
Yes a) Do you support privatizing elements of Social Security?
Yes b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
No c) Do you support increasing the federal minimum wage?
d) Do you support the ability of workers to unionize?
Yes e) Do you support federal funding for job-training programs that retrain displaced workers?
a) Free choice b) Generally d) Card check no allowing unions Y Only the private sector produces real economic growth and resulting employment growth.
Yes a) Do you support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns?
No b) Should Congress regulate indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
c) Do you support removing all contribution limits on federal campaigns?
Yes d) Should candidates for federal office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
Yes e) Do you support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations?
Yes f) Do you support limiting the President's ability to define how legislation is applied through the use of signing statements?
c) U.D.
Yes a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
Yes b) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related training and job-placement assistance when released?
c) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with substance abuse treatment?
d) Do you support reduced prison sentences for non-violent offenders?
Yes e) Do you support mandatory prison sentences for selling illegal drugs?
d) How
Yes a) Do you support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students?
No b) Do you support federal funding for universal pre-K programs?
No c) Do you support federal funding for charter schools?
No d) Do you support federal funding for K-12 school vouchers?
No e) Do you support the federal government providing college students with financial aid?
I believe in educational choices and competition with funding taking place at the state and local level closer to the end user.
b) Do you support international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
No c) Do you support allowing energy producers to trade carbon credits under a "cap and trade" system?
d) Do you support strengthening fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles?
Yes e) Do you support domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas?
No f) Do you support federal funding for the development of alternative energy?
Yes g) Do you support the development of nuclear reactors?
Unknown Position a) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
We need to let markets work freely. The climate has been changing over the course of history.
Yes a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
Yes b) Do you believe that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individual citizens to own guns?
Yes c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
d) Do you support a ban on assault rifles?
I believe states should have some rights regarding gun control.
No a) Do you support a publicly-administered health insurance option?
Yes b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
Yes c) Should the federal government expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts?
Yes d) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
Yes e) Do you support relaxing regulations on the importation of prescription drugs?
I belive in tort reform, private sector solutions, competition and transparancy.
Yes a) Do you support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants?
No b) Do you support decreasing the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country?
Yes c) Do you support establishing English as the official national language?
Yes d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
The pathway to citizenship is through legal immigration
Yes a) Do you support United States military action in Afghanistan?
Yes b) Do you support increasing military assistance for Afghanistan?
Yes c) Do you support increasing economic development assistance for Afghanistan?
Yes d) Should the United States continue to strike suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan?
Yes e) Do you support granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States?
No f) Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state?
Yes g) Do you support increasing sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates?
Yes h) Do you support the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq?
Yes i) Do you support the United States' involvement in free trade agreements?
h) when fesible We must produce well defined goals for Afghanistan.
Yes a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
No b) Do you support allowing openly-gay men and women to serve in the United States military?
No c) Do you support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research?
Yes d) Should the federal government end affirmative action programs?
e) Other or expanded principles
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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